The French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. is located at 2221 Kalorama Road, N.W., in the Kalorama neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C.[2][3] The residence, built in 1910, was designed by the French-born American architect Jules Henri de Sibour for William Watson Lawrence (1859-1916),[4] a paint and white lead manufacturer.

[8] In 1941, the French government purchased additional lots of land overlooking Kalorama Circle,[2] bringing the total size of the property to 3.6 acres (1.5 ha).

[2] The sale brought the total size of the property to about 3 acres (1.2 ha), which is still the largest tract of land in Kalorama.

[2] In February 2015, the manor house reopened after undergoing a $4.5 million, two-year renovation and restoration.

"[12] Constructed of brick and limestone, the mansion house is described in National Register of Historic Places papers as an "imposing structure" with irregular massing, with its most prominent feature being a "dominant entry bay with large gables is anchored by two flanking square towers, each capped by a stone balustrade.